http://www.islandadvantages.com/ Local news and information from Deer Isle, Isle au Haut and Stonington, Maine. en-us Copyright 2010 Penobscot Bay Press Community Information Services Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/ia_lobsterboat_races_071510.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/ia_lobsterboat_races_071510.html "ItÕs thick o' fog out there, but the only thing that will stop usÑif it lifts a bit and the tide changes-is a big thundershower and lightning" was the word at 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 11, according to Stonington lobster boat race officials. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/ia_race_results_071510.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/ia_race_results_071510.html Results provided by Lobster Boat Race Committee Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/ia_ston_smen_071510.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/ia_ston_smen_071510.html On the Stonington SelectmenÕs agenda of July 12 there were only two things to discuss: taxes and trash. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/ia_irene_morey_071510.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/ia_irene_morey_071510.html In late May a hiker in Baxter State Park was reported missing to the Maine Warden Service. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/ia_island4th_070810.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/ia_island4th_070810.html A sunny, warm day and a fog-free evening made for a great Independence Day celebration on July 3. Fri, 07 Jul 2010 15:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/ia_iah_4th_070810.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/ia_iah_4th_070810.html Below right, Acadia National Park Ranger Benton Shattenberg on stilts marches along with the rest of the participants at Isle au HautÕs Independence Day celebration. Fri, 07 Jul 2010 15:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/ia_ston_six_070810.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/ia_ston_six_070810.html Nearly 200 runners and walkers participated in this yearÕs Stonington Six 10K and Fun Run on Saturday, July 3. Fri, 07 Jul 2010 15:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/ia_betterchoices_070110.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/ia_betterchoices_070110.html If many islanders seem to be svelte and healthy this spring, they may be one of the 107 people who collectively have lost nearly 1,300 pounds over the course of the winter. lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2010 20:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/ia_waterco_070110.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/ia_waterco_070110.html The Stonington Water Company has a water problem, and, more than that, it has a financial resources problem. lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2010 20:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/ia_fundraising_070110.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/ia_fundraising_070110.html It's a hot, muggy morning on the first full day of summer. Fri, 01 Jul 2010 20:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/ia_cc_renovation_070110.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/ia_cc_renovation_070110.html Golfers teeing off or tennis players swinging a racquet at the Island Country Club will likely notice huge mounds of earth and large construction equipment between holes four and eight. Fri, 01 Jul 2010 20:15:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_lupine_fest_062410.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_lupine_fest_062410.html At this year's eighth grade promotion ceremony, student speaker Marissa Donovan said that it seemed like just yesterday the class started the path toward high school together. lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_waterco_062410.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_waterco_062410.html More than 2.5 million gallons of water have been processed by the Stonington Water Company between January and May 2010 over and above the amount processed during the same time the year before. lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_csd_budget_062410.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_csd_budget_062410.html The total cost of education to be raised by taxes next year will rise 5.3 percent over the current year, or $277,038 more than the 2009-10 budget. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_sports_pss_062410.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_sports_pss_062410.html Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners Post-season Scrapbook Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_july4th_062410.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/ia_july4th_062410.html Celebrate Independence Day on the Island! Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_dis_grad_061710.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_dis_grad_061710.html At this year's eighth grade promotion ceremony, student speaker Marissa Donovan said that it seemed like just yesterday the class started the path toward high school together. lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_fire_061710.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_fire_061710.html A structure fire on Childs Street on Sunday, June 13, resulted in a death. Scott Bartlett, 44, of Stonington, was believed to be in the structure at the time of the fire. lastBuildDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2010 18:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_waterco_061710.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_waterco_061710.html Water company rate payers and concerned townspeople are invited to a public informational meeting Monday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the continued and costly water loss that has been plaguing the town for the last eight months. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_iah_grad_061710.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_iah_grad_061710.html On Friday, June 11, Isle au Haut Rural School held its eighth grade graduation. Jonathan William Barter and Ethan Hotchkiss Mao received scholarships from the Isle au Haut Lobsterman's Association, the Union Congregational Church of Isle au Haut and the Town of Isle au Haut. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_mandala_061710.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_mandala_061710.html Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Center for Community Programs sponsored a week-long residency May 31- June 6 with the venerable Losang Samten, a Tibetan scholar and former Buddhist monk. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_dissports_061710.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/ia_dissports_061710.html If you were awakened from a sound sleep by fire engine sirens and car horns Wednesday night, June 16, between 11 and midnight, you were hearing the sound of champions returning home. lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:17:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061010_movies/2010_deerisle_memorialday/index.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061010_movies/2010_deerisle_memorialday/index.html A slideshow of photos from the Deer Isle Memorial Day ceremony slideshow lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2010 8:38:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/ia_dis_grad_061010.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/ia_dis_grad_061010.html Driving rain and technical difficulties didn't stop Deer Isle-Stonington's class of 2010 from graduating in high spirits on Sunday afternoon, June 6. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/ia_ston_pb_preview_061010.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/ia_ston_pb_preview_061010.html The Stonington Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 17, to review an application submitted by the town to enclose a small outbuilding at the end of the commercial fish pier. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/ia_csd_budget_061010.html.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/ia_csd_budget_061010.html.html Over the course of an hour, 27 Deer Isle and Stonington residents passed 18 warrant articles at the Consolidated School District 13 annual budget meeting on Thursday, June 3. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.penobscotbaypress.com/captainsquarters/archives/2010/cq_lupinefestival_2010.html http://www.penobscotbaypress.com/captainsquarters/archives/2010/cq_lupinefestival_2010.html Lupine Festival, June 18, 19 & 20, 2010, Deer Isle-Stonington, Maine Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/ia_memorial_day_060310.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/ia_memorial_day_060310.html Flags whipped about at the gusty but bright Memorial Day ceremony on Monday morning, May 31. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/ia_ston_water_co_060310.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/ia_ston_water_co_060310.html While the Stonington Water Company works toward solving its water disappearance problems, which have occurred continually since last October, the utility will seek a rate increase from the Public Utilities Commission. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/ia_csd_report_060310.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/ia_csd_report_060310.html 8-page pull-out supplement to Island Ad-Vantages May 27, 2010 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/051310_stories/ia_national_chess_051310.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/051310_stories/ia_national_chess_051310.html On Thursday, May 6, chess players from 45 states converged on Atlanta, Ga., to see who would come away with National Scholastic Chess Championships in seven or eight divisions. Thu, 14 May 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/051310_stories/ia_high_school_accred_051310.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/051310_stories/ia_high_school_accred_051310.html The Deer Isle-Stonington High School has been awarded continued accreditation in the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Thu, 14 May 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/051310_stories/ia_csd_meeting_051310.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/051310_stories/ia_csd_meeting_051310.html At its May 4 meeting, the CSD 13 school board approved the 2010-11 school budget with a 2.44-percent increase. Superintendent Bob Webster noted that the $6,455,773 budget is up $153,000 over the previous year. Thu, 14 May 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/051310_stories/ia_di_cell_towers_051310.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/051310_stories/ia_di_cell_towers_051310.html First selectman Neville Hardy said Tuesday, May 11, that two applications for cell phone communication towers had recently arrived by mail. Thu, 14 May 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/050610_stories/shellfish_050610.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/050610_stories/shellfish_050610.html For many harvesters, dealers, and businesses related to the shellfish industry, this has been a challenging spring with closures of the flats due to rain, following hard on last year's eight weeks of closures, also due mostly to heavy rainfall. Fri, 7 May 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/050610_stories/EMR-IFM_050610.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/050610_stories/EMR-IFM_050610.html On May 3, patient visits at Island Family Medicine became much more high-tech as the practice implemented the use of electronic medical records. Fri, 7 May 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/050610_stories/csd_meeting_050610.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/050610_stories/csd_meeting_050610.html From an 86-page grant document, Superintendent Bob Webster presented the CSD 13 school board and a number of members of the public with a distilled list of 21 points, which comprise the school improvement grant at the board's May 4 meeting. Fri, 7 May 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/050610_stories/cut_bridge_work_050610.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/050610_stories/cut_bridge_work_050610.html Work on the Deer Isle Sedgwick bridge continues this week. Fri, 7 May 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_di_fire_042910.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_di_fire_042910.html On Monday, April 26, at about 3 p.m., tones sounded for the Deer Isle Fire Department volunteers to respond to a fire at the Deer Isle Transfer Station. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_vs_open_house_042910.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_vs_open_house_042910.html If you happen to find yourself in Stonington this coming weekend, or if you are in the mood for cake, hot dogs, refreshments, door prizes, give-aways and a party, then VS Variety Store is the place to be. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/041510_stories/ia_ghost_traps_041510.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/041510_stories/ia_ghost_traps_041510.html The sun shone brightly Tuesday, April 13, on stacks of lobster traps on the Stonington fish pier. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_csd_business_042910.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_csd_business_042910.html The third, and likely final, school budget draft was reviewed by the CSD school board at a special meeting on April 26. Present at the meeting was Adult and Community Education Director Mike Wood who showed the board a budget down about $1,000 over the previous year. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_csd_grant_042910.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_csd_grant_042910.html After deciding in March to proceed with applying for the school improvement grant for the Deer Isle-Stonington High School as a result of being listed as a persistently low-achieving school, the CSD 13 school board showed signs of dissent after being asked by Superintendent Bob Webster to approve a document pledging operational flexibility. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_kristen_bailey_042910.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042910_stories/ia_kristen_bailey_042910.html "The Maine lobster brand is so beloved. People love Maine lobster, they love to talk about it, they love to eat it; itÕs at the center of the plate for any big time celebration. ItÕs not just any lobster, itÕs the brand of Maine lobster." Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042210_stories/ia_teahillfire_042210.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042210_stories/ia_teahillfire_042210.html A structure fire in the early morning hours of Monday, April 19, destroyed a newly-built log home on Tea Hill Road despite the efforts of three area fire departments. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042210_stories/ia_dis_bridge_042210.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/042210_stories/ia_dis_bridge_042210.html To commuters and other regular users of the suspension bridge linking Deer Isle with the mainland, construction delays and one-way traffic on the bridge are not news. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/041510_stories/ia_ghost_traps_041510.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/041510_stories/ia_ghost_traps_041510.html The sun shone brightly Tuesday, April 13, on stacks of lobster traps on the Stonington fish pier. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EST http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/041510_stories/ia_csd_business_041510.html http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/041510_stories/ia_csd_business_041510.html Over the last few months, the CSD 13 school board has been discussing the idea of reviewing its five-year strategic plan with a goal of filtering out those elements that are unlikely to get done and proceed with those that can be completed. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EST